CVE-2011-5325: Path Traversal

Published Oct 22, 2015
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Updated

A path traversal vulnerability was found in Busybox implementation of tar. tar will extract a symlink that points outside of the current working directory and then follow that symlink when extracting other files. This allows for a directory traversal attack when extracting untrusted tarballs.

Reproducer:

http://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=a116552869db5e7793ae10968eb3c962c69b3d8c

CVE assignment:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/121

Other sources

Directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before 1.22.0 v5 allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

Launchpad

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
Busybox Busybox<=1.21.1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
debian/busybox
1:1.30.1-61:1.30.1-6+deb11u11:1.35.0-4+deb12u11:1.37.0-61:1.37.0-10.1

Event History

Oct 22, 2015
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:40 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 7, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:02 PM
Description
Feb 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:40 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 18, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:28 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2011-5325.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2011-5325?

The severity of CVE-2011-5325 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

How does CVE-2011-5325 work?

CVE-2011-5325 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the BusyBox implementation of tar before version 1.22.0 v5. It allows remote attackers to point to files outside the current working directory via a symlink.

4

Which software is affected by CVE-2011-5325?

The following software versions are affected by CVE-2011-5325: BusyBox before 1.22.0 v5, Debian Linux 8.0 and 9.0, and Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, and 14.04.

5

How can I fix CVE-2011-5325?

To fix CVE-2011-5325, update BusyBox to version 1.22.0 v5 or later. For Debian Linux and Canonical Ubuntu Linux, update to the recommended versions specified in the remedy section of the affected software.

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